Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

(b. abt. 1674 , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 September 1748 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was born abt. 1674 in Québec Province, Canada

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS was the child of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Jeanne-Renée CHARTIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Thérèse MONDIN 14 July 1704 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Thérèse MONDIN was born 20 February 1676 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 30 July 1752 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Thérèse was the child of Antoine MONDIN and Marie PAVIOT.

Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS died 28 September 1748 in Montréal, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS

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Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS married

Thérèse MONDIN-- Date: 14 July 1704 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Thérèse MONDIN was the child of Antoine MONDIN and Marie PAVIOT

Children of Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Thérèse MONDIN:

Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS (b.15 April 1708, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 3 May 1761, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada )
m. Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE 8 January 1726 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Jeanne DURAND (b.7 September 1711, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1757, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Simon IMBEAULT 31 January 1735 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS (b.12 August 1714, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1745, Montréal, Canada, New France )
m. Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE) 28 November 1743 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Geneviève-Anne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS (b.10 December 1719, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1769, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste SARRAZIN 8 November 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Marriage / Partner
Pierre DURAND dit DESMARCHAIS and Thérèse MONDIN 14 July 1704, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1708 Birth of Child
Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 15 April 1708, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne DURAND was born 7 September 1711, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 12 August 1714, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Anne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS was born 10 December 1719, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS married 8 January 1726, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Pierre BERNARD dit LAJOIE

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne DURAND married 31 January 1735, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Simon IMBEAULT

1743 Marriage of Child
Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS married 28 November 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Charles RIVIÈRE (LARIVIÈRE)

1745 Death of Child
Marie-Jeanne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS died 10 February 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1745 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Anne DURAND dite DESMARCHAIS married 8 November 1745, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Jean-Baptiste SARRAZIN

1748 Death
28 September 1748
Montréal, Canada, New France

Added: 4/16/2015 4:02:12 PM - Updated: 7/10/2020 7:56:17 AM